Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-09-27

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wAisr genL $50
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THURSDAY y-aftsntsnce io,ooc.
1rvAsarer liriggs' report 4 a. iolovs, -,
have thc honor 20 herewith submit The
detailed statement of cash rccsived from Nari'
ous sources. thursday, sept sthi ......
gscsi,ed nom ale of nekets Al Gates. 49,. >. a
EIsis.rs' EsiraDce Ices. rs .
Land Rsnis. slg
Due frcm Railroads. Aia -
OrAnd Army. ~
i;Iss .
TrliAy-aiieniAncc isea.
IrvAsafer nriEx, report 10 a. foiio~s
Iron cash received AZ fafk. t-teW
ipag from Railroads. ~
frum Trustee brackcii, rents, lnW
Total. sis,9 90
Asdiii,nai receipts ~iu swell this aiaOant 90
certainly tt.so snd rs.sihiy 10 t.'".
Estimating The receipts OF the last d,y.
Friiay. A, The highest flsure $4,000 ani
we have the total receipts OF the four days,
81 eco a. President Prince stAits thsi
ths expenses OF The Fair will amount TO
sla COO. This statement be mskcs before
A suflclsnt number OF bills are Ia on which
10 form a correct estimate. Place the cx.
psnai.ur,s ~ $1,000 (snd We have no
ioabt they will fully reach that sm0unO
and the society will have s9, g6O.l2 10 sp-
ply 10 lis dsoi The deoi Il placed - FOL
lows
,..., -, d. ..,t... f.,l .,t.r,r. Al f.f %
Mechanics savings Hank. Auburn $3.50
ManufaCtursrs' Hank, Lewiston leee
MAnufaCiurcrs' Hank. Lewiston sep"
Total ,iis'i'
D,iuc,lrg ne nst proceeds Of this year
leave. debt sill standing of s25, ,i5,.'S,
aud IL xill take four years of slnllar aud
,uiinalas success to wiP, oli THIS lneo-
bus
The ngar,s We have summoned presen;
The STATE ~ the case more clearly iaan any
wofts Of Ogr own can 10. For Instance
take Thursday. Attendance. So,OoOi ~
cslp,s A. gate hgi sjsJs.s5l And The
other days are in the sane proportion.
TIA, i desdheAiism run Wild, and ~ abuse
os NE membership privileges that u slm.
ply Outrageous. More than tSc-,hlris OF
ihe attendance on Thursday nosisi 10 free
oa The shoulders OF Society already
crushed AMI groanlng under The burden OF
a large debt. And Is IL true, the charge
made In The annual meeiirg, that eomph'
msntary tickets by tbs p0ckei'fall are
freely dlsrlba,edi Instead OF less than
four thousand dollars. the receipts OF We'd
nesiay ought 10 have been Al least ten
thousand dollars N the gate. and that
would have made very liberal allowance
Cor lie memberships and eomplmtntAry
tickets.
1.-THE ship Is wrecked Il will bo on
the rock OF fDeadheAdlsm. The leak II dis
covered. Le; Us look si II In . sensible,
baslress.llke way, and Try 10 siopit when
there Is q liability OF ten thousand peop'e
or more passing free into The fair on any
givea day, there must be \ stronger AMI
more SUBSTANTIAL dependence Tor iulafe
success than upon The weather, Tor thc
weather Is extremely uncertain a. factor
In wlplng out debt There are lV'c hie
me,nocr-, let every ore OF these members
who has an Interest Ia the Society and de.
slrCs - future prosperity, come forward
promptly and subscribe slO each towards
the dcbt They have been paid over and
over agAiu for their Investment, ana they
will make no sacrifice by any rehnqalsa'
ment Ol the prlvllege now lieFe Is some
thiug practical. and let The orieers OF TIE
sOcis,y make an earnest appeal 10 The liie
membsTs, and the gratifying result can be
brough, about, and the decks clesred LOT
future action and then the credit OF TIE
Society will depend upon something mo'e
substantial than the weather. Lev VIC
osieers send circulars OF enquiry 70 sach OF
he life members, asking II ihsy Wi! give
up their tickets, or subscribe townus tne
debt; and We will gladly puohsh 'neh To-
sponscs.
And rlgh, here We desire TO euier pro,
test. Because the Fhrmer has indleAleu
some OF the dangers ths, threaten nnAh.
clally The life OF lho Society, ani pointed
cot ihe remedy, certain ONES have attempt
"A ,o eonstrue this a. antagonists 10 the
society. This Is silly 10 the extreme. We
w,r. Al the birth OF this Society, have
help.d cradle IL In it, Infancy, AMI have
stood by n through evil as we'll ss good
r,port. We recognize the im3ortanee OF
cur annual State exhibitions, and have
always emphasized this fact. We nrmiy
belleye IL l. necessary for progressive
farming, but because OF this, We do not
thlpk N our duty 10 hide the facts or pre-
srp, rsures that are misleading 10 The puo.
lie. A heavy deb, has been Incurred, snh
N must De met, dollar for dollar. Tue
agitation OF this matter BY the fdrmfr'
has led 10 a free discussion, aud As here
toeore We shall labor for the success OF the
society In AL ways possible, reser'ipg
always the right OF criticism whenever
criticlsm il called for. fulsome praise
NAV taste better, bat IL will not pay The
hIIis. There has been too much tAny and
no, enough buslness.-Mline Fdr'Her.
In the above eonelu.ions the estimates
Of attendance by press reporters Is taken
a. absolutely correct. and simply the
amour, taken =, the gate. Thursday,
sSsss 25. ss basis Of calculation show
ing 1916 WHO paid their entrance fee
and. consequently. 22.32i deadhe.ds
No. the friend. of the Maine State Fair
ia Oxford County will no doubt be sur
priced a, this result. and perhaps few
wonder Why they didn't get a eompli.
men,sry ticket. We noticed an item OF
s3i23. 90 due from railroads. Every
one knows ,ha, the railroads sold tickets
admitting the bearer to the faii groand,.
| n thi. is Why they owe the Society 1t
will account for at leAs. I 900 OF the at
tendance.
Then IL we take into consideration the
children (who naturally float In free)
and the half.fAes !, would certainly
swell the attendance s shown by gate
receipts 5000. Nov let Us cut down the
estimated so, 900 IS per cent whiehpfoo-
ABLY Is no, enough) and then there Is re-
msining about 5000 not accounted Tor.
The Farmer says that there are "loIS
| life members" Taking everything into
seeoun, l, would seem to US that tie
Affairs Of the sScisiy for this year were
managed very well indeed. No doubt
the officen were imposed upon mAny
times. II was clearly shown during the
fair tha. parties holding life member